Tie-spacer.



- J. A. MILLER.

TIE SPAGER. I APPLICATION 1 11.31) AUG. 19, 190B.

Patented De'c.29,1908.

JOHN ANSLEY MILLER, OF McADAM JUNCTION, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA.

TIE-SPACER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

Application filed. August 19, 1908. Serial No. 449,302.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN ANsLEY MILLER, of McAdam Junction, NewBrunswick, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTie-Spacers.

My invention has for its object to provide a tie spacer which will bemore easily manipulated, less complicated, and more durable than devicesof this type heretofore known.

The invention may be said briefly to con sist of a device adapted togrip the tie, a second device adapted to grip the rail, a lever andtensional means effecting an operative connection between the lever andthe said tie and rail gripping devices.

For full comprehension, however, of my invention reference must be hadtothe accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, whereincorresponding reference characters indicate the same parts, and whereinFigures 1 and 2 are plan views of a section of track with my inventionapplied thereto, the former including a device for gripping the head ofa rail and the latter a device for gripping the rails base; Figs. 3 andA are enlarged detail side and plan elevation of the device for grippingthe head of the rail; Figs. 5 and 6 are similarviews of the device forgripping the base of the rail; Figs. 7 and 8' are an enlarged sideelevation and a plan view of the device for gri ping the .tie; and Fig.9 is an enlarged detaff plan View of one of the straps whereby thetensional means is connected to the lever. Fig. 10 illustrates one ofthe grab hooks and the grab link in use.

Specifically speaking, I provide a lever I), having a pair of straps cand d (Fig. 9) mounted thereon near one end, one of such straps beingconnected by a chain c to a rec'- tangular hook f (Figs. 7 and 8) havinga laterally extending tooth 9 adapted to sink into the tie, the otherstrap being connected by a chain h to a clamp'for gripping the rail.

As before mentioned the rail clamping device can be made to act eitherupon the head or base of the rail. The device for acting upon the headis illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 and consists of a member 7c with adownwardly facing hooked end adapted to lie upon the rail head andpresenting a curved portion m adapted to fit the inner side of the headand a lip nengaging beneath the latter.

This member is pivotally secured by means of a rivet o to a secondmember 12 presenting a downwardly offset end with a beveled face 1adapted to bear upon and bite into the portion of the web contiguousthereto, the

opposite end of such member 1) having a grab hook t rigidly securedthereto by a rivet a.

'lhe chain h is attached to this rail by being engaged with the hook t.

'lhe device for gripping the base of the rail (Figs. 5 and 6) comprisesa member 2 with an upwardly facing hooked end pre senting a lip 3 ofsufficient length to extend over the base of the rail towards the web,and a member 10 pivoted thereto and having an upwardly offset end 4presenting a beveled face 5 adapted to bear upon and bite into the webof the rail, while a grab hook 7 is fixed to the opposite end of thesaid member 10.

A separate length of chain 20 is provided for use with the clamp for thebase of the rail and a grab link 21 preferably attachad to one end ofthis separate chain is adapted to enable the latter to be readilyconnected to the chain h for the purpose of lengthening the same andpermitting the hook to be moved from one tie to another withoutdisturbing the clamp.

Operation: In the operation of my improved spacer, the tie hook is firstset in place, the rail clam is then set loosely in place and moved a ongthe rail and away fromthe hooked tie to the required position, afterwhich upon the free end of the lever being moved towards the rail clampthe tie is adjusted as desired.

What I claim is as follows 1. A railway tie spacer comprising a manuallymovable part, a device adapted to engage the tie, a device adapted to-befastened to the rail, tensional means connecting the manually movableart to the tie gripping device and tensiona l means connecting the saidmanually movable part to the device adapted to be fastened to the rail.

2. A railway tie spacer comprising a manually movable part, a hookadapted to engage the tie, a clamp adapted to be fastened to the rail,tensional means connecting the-manually movable part to the hook andtensional means connecting the said manually movable part to the clamp.

3. A railway tie spacer comprising a manually movable part, a hookadapted to engage the tie, a clamp adapted to be fastened to the rail, achain connecting the manually movable part to the hook and a secondchain connecting the said manually movable part to the clamp.

4. A railway tie spacer comprising a lever, a tie gripping device, arail clamping device, a pair of chains connecting the lever to the saiddevices respectively.

5. In a railway tie spacer, the combination with means for exertingpower tending to move a railway tie, of a tie gripping device consistingof a rectangular hook presenting an inwardly extending tooth.

6. In a railway tie spacer, the combination with a device adapted to beconnected to a railway tie and means connected to such device forexerting power tending to move the tie, of a rail clamp consisting of amember having one end hooked, a second member presenting an offset end,and means'whereby the said members are secur d in clamping relation.

7. In a railway tie spacer, the combination with a device adapted to beconnected to a railway tie and means connected to such device forexerting power tending to move the tie, of a rail clamp comprising amember with one end in the form of a lateral hook adapted to engage oneside of the rail, a second member having the first mentioned memberpivoted thereto and presenting an offset end with beveled faces adaptedto engage the opposite side of the rail, and means upon the lastmentioned member for the attachment of a chain.

8. In a railway tie spacer, a rail clamp comprising a member with oneend in the form of a lateral hook adapted to engage one side of therail, a second member having the first mentioned member pivoted theretoand presenting an offset end with beveled face adapted to engage theopposite side or the i rail, and a grab hook pivoted to the lastmentioned member for the attachment of a chain.

9. In a railway tie spacer, the combination with a lever, of a hookadapted to engage a tie, a clamp adapted when in one position to clampthe rail and when in a different position release the rail, tensionalmeans permanently connecting the lever to the hook, tensional meansconnecting the lever to the clamp, and means for varying the lengthbetween the points o'lcomieetion of the last mentioned tensional meansand the lever and clamp.

10. In a railway tie spacer, the combination with a lever, of a hookadapted to engage tie, clamp adapted when in one position to clamp therail and when in a dill'erent posi tion release the rail, a grab hookcarried by such clamp, tensional means permanently connecting the leverto the hook, a chain connected at one end permanently to the lever andadapted to have its opposite end engage the clamp.

11. In a .railwa; tie spacer, the combination with a hook adapted toengage a tie, a. clamp adapted when. in one position to clamp the railand when in a dillerent position release the rail, a grab hook carriedby such clamp, tensional means perimuiently connecting the lever to thehook, a chain eonnected at one end permanently to the lever and adaptedto have its opposite end engage the clamp, second chain, and a grab linkconnected permanently to one 0] the said chains and adapted to beengaged by the other chain.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, 1nthe presence ot two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN ANSLEY )ilflJlJlGli.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM P. Mcl nii'r, FRED J. Sniins.

